Base Running Without a Bat
How far can a player go on base running alone? Probably not too far. Speed as a tool is obviously quite valuable, especially at an elite level, as it feeds both into the ability to provide value on the bases and in the field. Strictly in terms of offense, though, how good can a player be with a terrible bat and good base-running skills? Just for fun, here are five recent individual...
Daily Notes: Top Performers of the 2009 WBC, Curiously
Table of Contents
Here’s the table of contents for today’s edition of the Daily Notes.
1. Top Performers of the 2009 WBC, Curiously
2. SCOUT Leaderboards: 2009 World Baseball Classic
3. Illustrative Video: Cuba’s Frederich Cepeda
Top Performers of the 2009 WBC, Curiously
Because both (a) a very persistent reader has requested it and (b) the author must produce content anyway...
Royals sign four veteran players to Minor League contracts
After the James Shields and Wade Davis trade, the Kansas City Royals signed four veteran players to Minor League deals. Left-handed reliever George Sherrill and right-handed reliever Dan Wheeler, along with outfielders Willy Taveras and Xavier Nady should get Major League spring training invites.
Sherrill, 35, has nine years of Major League experience with the Mariners, Orioles...
Minor League deals: Herrera, Jimenez, Sherrill, Taveras and Wheeler
Here's a running list with the most recent Minor League deals:
– Javier Herrera, once a top prospect with the A's organization signed a Minor League deal with the San Francisco Giants PRO Rumors has learned. The 27-year old outfielder is playing for Tiburones de la Guaira in the Venezuelan Winter League and is hitting .396/.444/.854 with 7 HR's, 18 RBI's and a ...
Willy Taveras: Return of the King of Something
After the Marlins and the Blue Jays swung that gigantic trade some time back, I found myself researching something with regard to Emilio Bonifacio, since if there was one thing people wanted to read about after that trade, it was Emilio Bonifacio. My research led me somewhere, but it didn’t lead me where I wanted — it led me to Willy Taveras, and I couldn’t think of any reason...
Royals sign Sherrill, Wheeler, Taveras to deals
The Royals have signed veteran pitchers George Sherrill and Dan Wheeler and veteran outfielder Willy Taveras to minor league contracts.
Sherrill is a former All-Star who is coming off Tommy John surgery on his left elbow. The 35-year-old is 19-17 with 56 saves and a 3.77 ERA in 442 career appearances for the Mariners, Orioles, Dodgers and Braves.
Wheeler, who turned 35 on Monday...
Royals add trio of veterans
Courtesy: Kansas City Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Royals announced today that the club has signed three additional players to minor league contracts for the 2013 season. The club plans to announce Major League Spring Training invitations at a later date.
Left-handed pitcher George Sherrill, 35, is 19-17 with 56 saves and a 3.77 ERA in 442 career Major League appearances...
Royals Sign Three To Minor League Deals
KANSAS CITY, MO (December 11, 2012) — The Kansas City Royals announced today that the club has signed three additional players to minor league contracts for the 2013 season. The club plans to announce Major League Spring Training invitations at a later date.
Left-handed pitcher George Sherrill, 35, is 19-17 with 56 saves and a 3.77 ERA in 442 career Major League appearances...
Reds risking postseason hopes with likely playoff rotation
Latos should be pitching Game One of the playoffs.
If there’s one thing that has annoyed me and indeed many, if
not most, Reds fans about the Dusty Baker era, it has been his lack of
flexibility toward his roster.
We’ve seen it time and again with such notable examples as
the roles (and spots in the lineup) of guys like Corey Patterson, Willy Taveras...
Can the Reds avoid another Willy Taveras situation?
The news from the Twitters yesterday centered around a message from ESPN’s Buster Olney saying that the Cincinnati Reds … [visit site to read more]
The Rule 5 Draft: An eight year review
Bryce Stowell (Photo: Lianna Holub)With the Rule 5 approaching, I thought it might be a good time to dust off this old column and take a deeper look at the last few drafts. For this year I am adding a new breakdown where each year we will also look at the highest level each player has reached. I will only count the highest level though if they make eight starts or appear in ten games...
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